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João Canijo

Directing·Dec 10, 1957·Porto, Portugal

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João Canijo (born 10 December, 1957; Porto) is a Portuguese filmmaker. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. His 2023 film Bad Living won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. Before his directorial debut, Canijo worked as assistant director for Wim Wenders in The State of Things (1982) and for Werner Schroeter in Der Rosenkönig (1986).

Film	Credit
Bad Living2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Living Bad2023 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Fojos2020 · Director	Director
Diary of Beiras2017 · Director	Director
Fátima2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Day of My Wedding2016 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Portugal: One Day at a Time2015 · Director	Director
That's Love2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...2012 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
OObligation2012 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Blood of My Blood2011 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Actor's Work2011 · Director	Director
Lusitanian Illusion2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Misbegotten2007 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
MMãe Há Só Uma2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
In the Darkness of the Night2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
FFugas.pt2003 · Director	Director
AA Audição2002 · Director	Director
Get a Life2001 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Black Shoes1998 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Lovely Child1990 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Three Less Me1988 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
HHalf in Love1984 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
EEncenaçãoDirector, Writer	Director, Writer
AAs UcranianasDirector	Director